
Bookmaker Paddy Power's take on who the most likely riders to win or medal at the National Championships tomorrow is interesting. Dan Martin is the favourite of the 20 riders odds are offered on. Philip Deignan - seen here in blue riding for Unitedhealthcare in last year's title race - is third favourite (Photo: www.blackumbrella.ie)
On the eve of the main event at this weekend's National Road Race Championships in Westmeath, check out these odds being offered by Paddy Power on some of the riders in the race.
There are odds offered on 20 men, with Dan Martin of Garmin Sharp the hot favourite at 5/2. He is followed by Sam Bennett (NetApp-Endura) at 3/1 and Philip Deignan of Team Sky at 11/2.
Last year's winner Matt Brammeier is next at 6/1, with the man he beat for that title and his Synergy Baku team mate this year Philip Lavery at 7/1.
The bronze medallist from last year, Damien Shaw of Aquablue is 20/1 as is Mark Dowling of DID Dunboyne and Connor McConvey of Synergy Baku.
The most fancied home-based rider is the man who has won more races than anyone else in Ireland this year, Fraser Duncan. The Northern CC-Dave Kane rider is 10/1.
Paddy Power Betting
Odds for National Road Champs
- Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) 5/2
- Sam Bennett (NetApp-Endura) 3/1
- Philip Deignan (Team Sky) 11/2
- Matt Brammeier (Synergy Baku) 6/1
- Philip Lavery (Synergy Baku) 7/1
- Fraser Duncan (Northern CC-Dave Kane) 10/1
- Paidi O'Brien (Osbourne-The Edge) 16/1
- Martyn Irvine (Unitedhealthcare) 18/1
- Mark Dowling (DID Dunboyne) 20/1
- Damien Shaw (Aquablue) 20/1
- Connor McConvey (Synergy Baku) 20/1
- Felix English (Rapha Condor JLT) 22/1
- Bryan McCrystal (Aquablue) 25/1
- Sean Downey (An Post-Chainreaction) 25/1
- Sean McKenna (UCD CC) 33/1
- Ryan Mullen (An Post-Chainreaction) 33/1
- Ryan Sherlock (Unattached) 40/1
- Patrick Clarke (Liquidworx-Fitscience) 50/1
- Olan Barrett (Aquablue) 50/1
- Neil Long (Dublin Wheelers) 100/1
